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In elections to the 100-member Lebowa National Assembly, Dr. Phatudi’s ruling Lebowa People’s Party wins more than three-quarte
Following the deregistration of 180 students who have not paid their fees at the University of Durban-Westville, students stage
Former president Nelson Mandela is declared the ‘Greatest South African’ in a TV show that had the country nominate their 100 f
WWI: A body of Active Citizen Force (A.C.F.) troops of the Union of SA, nearly 1 800 strong, lands at Lüderitsbucht (Angra P
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan says conditions are appalling for the estimated 100 000 Rwandan refugees that are being denied
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan says conditions are appalling for the estimated 100 000 Rwandan refugees that are being denied
Up to 100 ANC members are reported to have been detained in Swaziland. The Swaziland Police Commissioner confirms the arrests a
BiographyEmily Isabel Fern
Born Ballarat, Australia, 1881; died Johannesburg, 1953. Fern arrived in Johannesburg as a child in 1890, and was taught oil painting by a nun at End Street…
ArticleIndian South Africans timeline 1654-1899
Indian South Africans Timeline: 1654-1899 1654 Slaves from India and South East Asia are introduced to the Cape. 1820 A number of Indians arrive in…
BiographySir Ernest Oppenheimer
Ernest Oppenheimer was born on 22 May 1880 in Friedberg, Germany. He was the son of Edward Oppenheimer, a cigar merchant. Oppenheimer began his working life at…
ArchiveAll That Glitters - What is industrialisation? by Emilia Potenza
… shot or injured by soldiers during these protests. After 1800 people in the towns began to unite to demand higher … parliament. Workers' organisations in…
James Hamakwayo
The early records that were kept by the Black Sash and South Africa Institute of Race Relations (SAIRR),Mr JH was detained in August 1966 under the 180-day…
BiographyCecilia Makiwane
Cecilia Makiwane was born in 1880 at the MacFarlane Mission in the Victoria district of Alice in the Eastern Cape. Her father was a teacher and a minister and…
BiographyMweli Skota
Mweli Skota was born in Kimberley in the 1880s and attended school there. He worked at various times as a clerk, journalist, court interpreter, and independent…
EventThe 4 x 100m men's relay team win the gold medal for SA at the Olympic Games in Athens
The South African squad of Roland Schoeman, Lyndon Ferns, Darian Townsend and Ryk Neethling clocked 3 minutes and 13.17 seconds to triumph over the Netherlands…
EventThe ‘Hospital and Lunatic Asylum’, the first civilian hospital in Cape Town, is opened
In the early 1800s, there was only one hospital for army men in the Cape, as well as a naval hospital in Simonstown. So, in order to set up the first civilian…
P.J. van der Merwe, writer of the book “Ons halfeeu in Angola 1880-1928” is born on the farm Die Hoek near Humpata, Angola. (St
BiographyJoseph Chamberlain
Joseph Chamberlain was a British statesman, a colonial administrator and politician who went from being a radical, almost socialist liberal to an arch…
PlaceKoffiefontein, Free State Province
… the South Africans held captive at Koffiefontein. In the 1800's, Koffiefontein was an, 'oasis' location for transport …
BiographyPenny Heyns
Penny Heyns was born on 8 November 1974 to a deeply religious family in Springs, Gauteng Province. She attended the local primary school and later Amanzimtoti…
PlaceGreyville Racecourse and Convention Centre, Durban
The History of Greyville dates as far back as 1844, when it hosted the Province’s first official Horse Racing Event. The Track has had the honour of welcoming…
ArticleHistory of Slavery and early colonisation in SA timeline 1602-1841
1602 Chamber Representatives of the Netherlands Parliament grant a founding charter to the Dutch East India Company to establish an Indian trading empire in…